Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Purdue
D.J. Knox
RB • 5'7" • 210 lbs • Fairburn, GA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
D.J. Knox leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
18
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
D.J. Knox built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from Fairburn, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of D.J. Knox's career was his backfield work: 1,853 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
D.J. Knox, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Purdue. D.J. Knox leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.4 efficiency.
Quick Answers
D.J. Knox quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,370
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Purdue
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Creekside · Purdue
- High school pipeline
- Creekside · 29 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,063 scrimmage yards · RB 70th (top 11%) · Big Ten 14th (top 5%) · National 104th (top 4%)
D.J. Knox played RB for Purdue. Across 5 tracked seasons, D.J. Knox recorded 1,853 rushing yards, 517 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Purdue.
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